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Koa is just for presentation. I am finalizing the shape of the Western, so this is a first of of few prototypes before I settle on one. There is a learning curve to this type of handle, so I guess by putting my work in the open, it gives me an incentive to improve quickly and to gauge the progress (sometimes I forget how the first ones looked like).

"All beauty that has no foundation in use, soon grows distasteful and needs continuous replacement with something new." The Shakers' saying.

It is a little big handle, though knives I had it mind for are 320mm and 300mm respectively (see here). Also, it is just roughly shaped, rounding and finishing would probably remove 1/16 of the current thickness.

I wanted to feel it in my hand, to see if flanges in the back worked as a stop when a knife is moved from a pinch grip (scimitar is tall enough for that) to a handle grip for slicing motion.They did.

Now I am going to make a slightly more refined prototype. By making several before moving onto a real handle, gives me an opportunity to figure out the process and arm myself against possible issues- hopefully reducing failures down the road.

"All beauty that has no foundation in use, soon grows distasteful and needs continuous replacement with something new." The Shakers' saying.